I hang out with my family ~ laugh, cry, remember, pray, eat. . . and then I pull out my favorite book on loss and read it again. (A Grace Disguised by Jerry Sittzer.)
I get alone with God and let Him show me what He wants me to know right then. I'll just pull stuff out here and there. He always puts totether a program to help me.
Funny, but I'm there right now as I just had to break my daughter's heart by telling her her beloved pet had died. It would be far easier if it were me that was broken hearted. I go to music, usually. It helps to hear someone else has been where I am and has put it into perfect words.
Worship music. Typically it wrings the last bits of grief out (thus getting harder before it gets easier) but then there's peace in those words and that music I find hard to come by somewhere else. Have a blessed weekend!
I have to get away by myself... usually outdoors, and preferably to the oceanside or a lake. The sounds of the waves combined with my prayers always calm me. In lieu of that, I'll head into my office or bedroom, put on a favourite nature sounds CD and spend quiet time in prayer and reading. It sounds like escapism, I know, but I justify the 'alone' time by remembering our Lord also chose to go off by himself to a quiet place to pray.
Right now I'm re-reading Ann Voskamps "1000 Gifts" and am trying to learn to be thankful in all circumstances.
Sometimes a bath is calming or a massage if I can afford one. :O)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I linked to you today at my blog. :O)
ReplyDeleteI hang out with my family ~ laugh, cry, remember, pray, eat. . . and then I pull out my favorite book on loss and read it again. (A Grace Disguised by Jerry Sittzer.)
ReplyDeleteI find a piece of furniture or a wall to paint.
ReplyDeleteIt heals. Not sure I'll ever understand why, but it does.
And whether I feel like it or not, I try to get into His Word.
~ Wendy
Straight to The Word
ReplyDeleteI crawl into God's outstretched arms and rest.
ReplyDeleteI get alone with God and let Him show me what He wants me to know right then. I'll just pull stuff out here and there. He always puts totether a program to help me.
ReplyDeleteFunny, but I'm there right now as I just had to break my daughter's heart by telling her her beloved pet had died. It would be far easier if it were me that was broken hearted. I go to music, usually. It helps to hear someone else has been where I am and has put it into perfect words.
ReplyDeleteWorship music. Typically it wrings the last bits of grief out (thus getting harder before it gets easier) but then there's peace in those words and that music I find hard to come by somewhere else. Have a blessed weekend!
ReplyDeleteI start casting my cares! Prayer is my peace!
ReplyDeleteJeanette:
ReplyDeleteI have learned to go to prayer. God has taken care of so many of my concerns.
Hi Jen -
ReplyDeletePrayer is important, as well as sharing with trusted friends. As I relate my pain, I discover the hidden blessings and focus on them.
Thanks for the thoughtful post.
Blessings,
Susan
I have to get away by myself... usually outdoors, and preferably to the oceanside or a lake. The sounds of the waves combined with my prayers always calm me. In lieu of that, I'll head into my office or bedroom, put on a favourite nature sounds CD and spend quiet time in prayer and reading. It sounds like escapism, I know, but I justify the 'alone' time by remembering our Lord also chose to go off by himself to a quiet place to pray.
ReplyDeleteRight now I'm re-reading Ann Voskamps "1000 Gifts" and am trying to learn to be thankful in all circumstances.
Blessings to you,
Carol
For me, besides reading His word, it's nature. I love the water and God's creatures.
ReplyDeleteI think its the time spent resting in Him that heals and urges me to go on.
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